Program Overview
The Education with Grade 4-8 Teaching Certification program prepares students to teach all subjects in grades four through six and to specialize in one or two subject areas for grades seven and eight. Through the academic program, faculty advising, and extensive field experiences, students are broadly prepared for effective teaching in upper elementary and middle school grades. Thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities are developed in critical areas such as instructional planning and delivery, assessment, and classroom management. Particular attention also is given to subject matter preparation. Students in this program take the same core of courses. Additionally, they select one of nine subject tracks in which to concentrate. These tracks are:
Option I (12 credits in three subject areas and 30 credits in one of the following):
| English | Mathematics |
| Science | Social Studies |
Option II: (12 credits in two subject areas and 21 in two of the following, one of which must be mathematics or science):
| English | Mathematics |
| Science | Social Studies |
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
| BIOL 106 | Life Sciences | 3 |
| EDSP 207 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDSP 307 | Inclusion Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 201 | Education and American Society | 3 |
| EDUC 203 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 205 | Cultural and Political Geography | 3 |
| EDUC 208 | Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools | 3 |
| EDUC 209 | Principles and Structures of Mathematics | 3 |
| EDUC 226 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDUC 302 | Literacy: Climate, Curriculum & Instruction II | 3 |
| EDUC 304 | Mathematics: Climate, Curriculum and Instruction for Intermediate Grades (with Field Experience) | 2-3 |
| EDUC 305 | Middle Level Methods | 3 |
| EDUC 331 | Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades | 3 |
| EDUC 342 | Social Studies: Climate, Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary School | 3 |
| EDUC 346 | Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Education | 3 |
| EDUC 347 | Science: Climate, Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary School | 3 |
| TEP 407 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 420 | Professional Issues in Education | 2 |
ENGL 122-176
| Literature Elective | 3 |
| ESS 201 | Earth and Space Science | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| PHSC 102 | Foundations of Physical Science | 3 |
| HDFS 311 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| TEP 210 | Sophomore Field Experience | 0 |
| TEP 316 | Field Experience II in Grade 6-8 | 0 |
| TEP 318 | Field Experience III in Grade 4-5 | 0 |
| TEP 433 | Student Teaching:Grades 4-8 | 9 |
EDUC 304 must be taken for 3 credits.
EDUC 201 fulfills Writing Enriched requirement for the major.
Three credits from the following:
| CIS 171 | Problem Solving with Computers | 3 |
| CIS 180 | Introduction to Computer and Information Science | 3 |
| CIS 181 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
Three credits from the following:
| HIST 141 | United States History Survey to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 142 | United States History Survey Since 1865 | 3 |
Math and Social Studies Concentration (17-18)
Three to four credits from the following:
A second, additional course in U.S. History:
| HIST 141 | United States History Survey to 1865 | 3 |
| OR | |
| HIST 142 | United States History Survey Since 1865 | 3 |
Three credits from the following:
| HIST 171 | World Civilizations: Bronze Age to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 172 | World Civilizations: 1500 to Present | 3 |
HIST 3xx
| World history elective | 3 |
Note: CIS 181 is required in the Math and English, and Math and Social Studies Concentrations. It is therefore not included as an elective in the core for this concentration.